NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



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marine blue, rivaling in color the well-known Larkspur. 

 The earliest flowers are succeeded by scarlet berries making 

 the plant doubly attractive. 



75 cts. each; $7.50 per doz. 



SALVIA "Mrs. Stevens." 



This is identical with the well-known ''Scarlet Sage," ex- 

 cept the color, which is deep crimson, making a fine contrast 

 with the intense scarlet of the old sort. 



CO cts each; $3.00 per doz. 



SALVIA BETHELII. 



A compact grower. It flowers very profusely; color 

 bright rosy pink, tipped with white. A distinct and beauti- 

 ful novelty in this well-known class. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



SALVIA MARMORATA NANA. 



SALVIA MARMORATA NANA. 

 A neat dwarf grower, flowers evenlv marbled scarlet and 

 white. Very distinct and fine. (See Cut.) 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. Set of 3 sorts for 75 cts. 



SELAGINELLA CJESEII ARBOREA. 



One of the most beautiful of the upright-growing mosses ; 

 fronds light green, the upper surface being a bright steel- 

 blue, shading to bronze in different lights— a remarkable 

 plant. 



75 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 



THUNBERGIA HARRISII. 



An excellent vine for covering trellises, etc., in summer. 

 The flowers are tubular in form, two inches in length, 

 bright porcelain blue, with a yellow throat. A free-bloom- 

 ing plant of great merit. 



50 cts. each; $4.50 per doz. 



TORENIA FOURNIERII. 



One of the prettiest plants for baskets or vases. Flowers 

 are violet-blue, Gloxinia-shaped, with yellow throat. Com- 

 pletely covered all summer with bloom . 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



TORENIA BAILLONIA. 



A new and entirely distinct variety, equally valuable as 

 the preceding; flowers dark maroon tipped golden yellow. 

 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



TABERN^MONTANA CORONARIA, 

 FL. PL. 



A greenhouse shrub, with double white flowers, one inch 

 in diameter, somewhat resembling the Tube-rose, but with 

 Jessamine fragrance. 



75 cts. each; $6.00 per doz. 



TECOMA JASMINOIDES. 



In style of growth this somewhat resembles some of the 

 Jasminums, though belonging to an entirely different fam- 

 ily. Its flowers are tubular-shaped, white, with a beautiful 

 pink throat. It is naturally a climber, but can be grown in 

 bush form by keeping it well cut back; does well either in 

 the sitting-room or greenhouse, or bedded out in summer. 

 50 cts. each; $4.50 per doz. 



TRITOMA GRANDIFLORA MAJOR, 

 (Red Hot Poker Plant.) 



We this season offer a greatly improved variety. The 

 spikes are a foot in length, and three inches in diameter, of 

 the brightest shades of orange and scarlet ; plants certain to 

 flower. (See Cut.) 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz. 



NEW VERBENAS— 1881. 



Verbenas still continue one of the staples of Floriculture. 

 Our average sales for the past 10 years have been oOO.OOO 

 annually. We plant out several thousand seedlings each 

 year, from which we select such as contain some new or im- 

 proved features. Below is our new selection for 1881. 

 Accident. Light crimson, yellow eye. 

 Bonnie. Cherry red, large white eye, cup-shaped. 

 Coley. Deep carmine, yellow eye. 

 Calcium. Fiery scarlet. 

 Hazel. Shell pink 



monogram. Fine blue, large white eye. 

 Miss Harris. Magenta. 

 Otis. Garnet color. 



Scribner. Light maroon, large yellow eye. 

 Silver Flume. Snow white. 

 Starling. Dark pink, white eye. 

 Superb, Salmon scarlet, white eye. 



30 cts. each; set of 12 for $3.00. 

 VIOLET VICTORIA REGINA. 



A single flowering violet, with dark purple flowers, 

 very large, measuring 1% inches across. Exceedingly 

 fragrant. It is a vigorous grower, an abundant bloomer, 

 and perfectly hardy. The best single variety for florists' 

 use. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



WISTARIA SINENSIS ALBA. 



Flowers borne in long, drooping clusters, as in the blue 



variety ; pure white in color, making a most striking and 



elegant contrast. We offer plants such as can scarcely be 



found elsewhere. They average from 4 to 10 feet in leng! h. 



$2.00, $3.00 and $5,00 each. 



YUCCA ALOIFOLIA, 



An ornamental tropical plant, with long, pointed spinea 

 of a dark green color. 50 cts. each ; $4.00 per doz. 



YUCCA ALOIFOLIA TRICOLOR. 



Same habit as the preceding, but with the addition of 

 having the green leaves beautifully variegated white and 

 pink. We offer a few splendid specimens of this rare and 

 valuable plant. $3.00, $5.00, and $10.00 each. 



